The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 768: Chapter 0765: Learning Bird Language (First Update)
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During the voyage, Liszt named the three little flame dragon birds based on the shades of their feathers: Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple.

The appetites of the three birds were quite substantial and selective; they only ate magical beast meat and refused to consume the flesh of common beasts.

Moreover, Liszt found out that they could actually consume magic potions, their aura surging rapidly after consumption. This similarity to dragons was no wonder they ranked in the super dragon beast category, possessing the powerful effect of dragon’s bloodline—in fact, once they reached adulthood, they would possess formidable dragon might.

This time, Liszt kept quite a few leftover flame dragon bird bones from Leo’s meals, which, with the Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique provided by Virginia Truth, could be used to induce the release of dragon might from the dragon bones—although it could not compare with Leo’s dragon might, it should be sufficient to deter the sea monsters in the maritime domain.

The vessels of the Magic Goat Family originally flourished by relying on the Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique.

Once the shipyard in the port town learned the technology to build three-masted ships, combined with the fore-and-aft rigging, ramming technology, and the Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique, a powerful fleet that could dominate the seas would definitely be formed, overpowering the naval strength of fleets from the Duchy of Sapphire and the Eagle Kingdom and seizing control of maritime power.

“Little Red, don’t run off,” Liszt admonished as he watched Little Red wanting to fly into the sea, but Little Red had no idea that it was named Little Red.

It merely looked back at Liszt, who had made the noise, and then plunged into the sea.

However, the next moment, a tiny water tornado captured it and threw it back onto the ship, a technique of Ach’s water control. Within the range of seawater she could control, it was nearly impossible for any creature to drown or escape.

“Caw!” Little Red flapped its wings noisily.

Liszt rose to his feet and grabbed its neck, “Behave!”

After subduing Little Red, Little Yellow and Little Purple also settled down, and Liszt then shook his head, saying, “We’ll need to make a few bird cages when we get back. Taming them to the obedience level of a blizzard beast won’t be so simple… Even as younglings, super dragon beasts are still very strong in combat.”

These three little flame dragon birds, despite hatching only the day before, each had enough strength to easily kill an ordinary person—sharp beaks, razor-sharp claws, robust bodies, and agile speed, they were born into the predator class.

“Brother, perhaps Ani understands the language of flame dragon birds and should be involved in their training,” Ach suddenly said.

“Hmm?”

“I have observed and recorded the different bird calls of Ani and found there is a very consistent pattern. I have also communicated with Ani, and it truly understands the meanings represented by different bird calls. Although the language of flame dragon birds is quite simple and covers limited content, it’s a good way to communicate.”

“Ani actually mastered bird language?” Liszt was surprised.

Although he had formed a contract with this Phoenix Perch Parasol Tree Greater Elf and shared a mental connection, with so many elves, he had no time to carefully sort through the thoughts of each one. He had always thought that Ani’s bird calls were just unconscious squawks, like the birds in the forest that chirped chaotically every day but hardly communicated.

Now with Ani mastering bird language, training the flame dragon birds presented an additional option. Liszt immediately said, “Let’s train them first and see. If the three birds have good obedience, then there’s no need for Ani to step in; if they have poor obedience, then let Ani join the training of the birds.”

There was no hurry for training.

Liszt soon changed the subject to the issue of soul fusion with the tail feathers of the flame dragon birds, sharing his observations with Ach, and planned to promote research on souls by the Magic Guild when the timing was right.

However, speaking of souls,

Liszt had another concern in mind.

Liszt’s evil thoughts constantly grew, with only brief periods of purity after each suppression. They would inevitably resurge, making it exceedingly difficult to eradicate them completely.

Of course, during the times Liszt rode the dragon, Leo’s evil thoughts could not stir up any trouble; they were cut down each time they dared to arise. But when the day came that Liszt’s vitality waned, with no Dragon Knight to bind him, Leo’s malevolent nature would undoubtedly proliferate and ultimately turn him back into an Evil Dragon.

It was very likely that it would backfire on Liszt’s progeny.

The solution was straightforward: throw the Fire Dragon into the Wild Forest and let it become a wild Evil Dragon. However, it was, after all, a dragon with the potential to further industrial development through its Fire Attribute Superior Magic, making it a waste to simply discard.

“If I could contract an Immortal Dragon and attain immortality, then Leo could always stay by my side… But why bother with such worries? My future is a boundless world. Perhaps there will come a day when I shall leave the Kingdom to explore the Legendary Continent and the lands on the other side of the Devil’s Sea, riding on Leo, never to return.”

Being a king, confined to a palace for life, was hard to imagine for him.

Ever since he began Dragon Riding, his spirit had become wild; the world was so vast, why not go and see it? When powerless, satisfying oneself with good food, clothing, and shelter was enough, but with the power to travel the world, one naturally sought to enjoy different landscapes.

…

Back at Black Horse Port.

Territory Officers immediately began moving the prepared supplies onto the Flame Number—Liszt had already contacted the Magic Guild’s Magic Platform through his own, issuing orders to prepare supplies.

There were not many Magic Platforms in production at the moment: four aboard the Adventure Fleet, two in the Mage Tower, one in Thorn Castle, and two on the Flame Number, totaling nine. Among these, the Adventure Fleet’s were Magic Platforms 2.0 while the rest were version 1.0, a more rudimentary model.

These Magic Platforms were still test machines, to be continuously refined and optimized during use, aiming to achieve a more efficient communication effect by the time Magic Platform 3.0 was designed.

Then they would gradually optimize the coding and add self-destruct and security mechanisms to prevent technology leaks. Once the final design of Magic Platform 4.0 was completed, that was when they planned to widely distribute the Magic Platforms for use in the territory—Liszt intended to finish the deployment of Magic Platform 4.0 by the time he rode his third dragon.

With three dragons at his command, and himself alongside Ach asserting dominance over the sea, there would be no need for any concealment. Even if Magic Platform 4.0 was exposed, no force would dare to rashly attempt to seize it.

As crates and crates of supplies were loaded onto the ship.

Fox, the current leader of the Black Horse Island Knights Order, had already prepared three Knight Squads to set sail and conduct a thorough exploration of the new islands—Marcus, the former leader of the Black Horse Island Knights Order, had officially resigned his position to become an advisor in Giant Algae City.

The port town was about to be upgraded to Giant Algae City.

Liszt naturally had great trust in his former family tutor. He planned to appoint Marcus as the first deputy leader when he established the Burning Knights Group, similar to the Blueblood Knight Order. Once Emily grew up, Marcus would likely have accumulated a lot of military exploits, allowing him to step back gracefully.

Fox, being a Sky Knight, was the current qualified successor to lead the Black Horse Island Knights Order in this peaceful time, leading the knights in exploring new islands.

He could still distinguish himself, although there were few military honors to earn.

“Fox, rest for tonight. Depart punctually at seven in the morning, and I give you half a month to explore the new islands. Map out the terrain and resources thoroughly,” Liszt said.

“As you wish, Your Highness!” Fox replied.